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I went to CES and here’s all the bizarre (and brilliant) new tech I saw
If you’ve never heard of the Consumer Electronics Show, otherwise known as CES, you wouldn’t be alone. For those in the world of technology, though, it’s a permanent fixture in the calendar. Taking place in the City of Lights, the show inconveniently occupies the first week of January every year. It is a nightmare for all those health and fitness goals, let me tell you.
Once you’ve come to terms with the fact that you can forget any News Year’s resolutions you might have made, however, attendance at the show typically leads to the discovery of some of the weirdest, wackiest and most futuristic tech you’ll find.
This year, the robots were in full force, as was artificial intelligence, the latter of which will no doubt come to the surprise of hardly anyone, given this has been a running theme for the last five years. After I sifted through the more serious launches, including smart home devices and the latest TVs from Samsung, LG, TCL and Hisense, these are the weirdest, and arguably most exciting, CES announcements I saw.
What is CES?
CES is the Consumer Electronics Show that takes place every year in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. It usually runs for around a week, typically the first week of January.
It is run by the Consumer Technology Association with most major technology brands showcasing something during the event, whether at the LVCC (Las Vegas Convention Centre,) the Venetian Expo or in one of the other plush hotels on the Las Vegas strip.
